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Human playing against Google DeepMind ping pong robot

Watch Google’s ping pong robot beat humans at their own game

Illustration of two astronauts on Mars

Scientists think atmospheric ‘glitter’ can warm Mars over 50 degrees

a lemur in an enclosure stares into a takeout container

Lemurs use smell, social cues, and superior memories to find treats

By Laura Baisas

young girl using phone at night in bed

Social media bans could deny teenagers mental health help

By Daniel Chang / KFF Health News

A sample location from the Sampling Quadrangle Assemblages Research Experiment (SQuARE), Square 03 in the starboard Maintenance Work Area of the International Space Station. An open crew berth is visible at right. The yellow dotted line indicates the boundaries of the sample area.

Astronauts conduct the first archeological study in space

A deceased blue tit is being held in a womans hand

More than a billion birds could be dying from flying into buildings each year in US

By Lauren Leffer

China's Shenlong space plane blurry image taken by telescopic camera.

China’s super-secret space plane spotted above Europe

four different types of corn. one is long and yellow, the other is shorter and yellow. the other two are shorter and black

Love corn? Thank interbreeding

By Laura Baisas

The newly discovered Paragonaster hoeimaruae. There are many types of starfish and this one is particularly adapted to living in sandy, muddy waters, a feature the researchers want to learn more about.

New, vibrant starfish discovered in Japan

By Laura Baisas

two sea lions swim in blue water, with their heads above the water

Sea lion camera crews help scientists map unexplored seabeds

By Laura Baisas

Video still of Figure 02 humanoid robot looking at hand

Figure says its new humanoid robot can chat and learn from its mistakes

an SUV rolls down an assembly line with people inspecting it

Electric Vehicles

How Rivian reduced electrical wiring by 1.6 miles and 44 pounds

By Kristin Shaw

human bones belonging to an small, extinct, early human secies

New ‘Hobbit’ fossils discovered on Indonesia’s Flores island

By Laura Baisas

On August 6, 1991, Tim Berners-Lee introduced the World Wide Web

On August 6, 1991, Tim Berners-Lee introduced the World Wide Web

By Bill Gourgey

The Third Avenue Bridge, which was built in 1898 and crosses the Harlem River between the Bronx and Manhattan, is reportedly stuck open due to the high temperatures on Monday, July 8, 2024 in New York, United States.

Stuck bridges, buckling roads−extreme heat is wreaking havoc on America’s aging infrastructure

By Suyun Paul Ham / The Conversation

Pyramid of Djoser with camel

Egypt’s oldest pyramid may have been built using a hydraulic lift

two ancient gold coins with the image of an archer carved into them

Archeologists uncover hoard of gold coins linked to ancient mercenaries

By Laura Baisas

Neuralink N1 Device breakdown component illustration

39% of electrodes work after second ‘successful’ human Neuralink implant

Pouring cooking oil from bottle into frying pan, closeup

What science actually says about seed oils

By Lauren Leffer

a sculpture of a man hunched over leaning on a balled fist called 'the thinker'

Study confirms that thinking hard is unpleasant

By Laura Baisas

The agency’s decision of MDMA could slow down the timelines of getting psychedelics to market as other potential treatments, including psilocybin and ketamine, are likely to face similar regulatory challenges.

How the FDA could shape the future of psychedelics research

By Joshua Cohen / Undark

text says 'ancient iphone' over a calculator-type gadget

The terrible Radio Shack computer that became your phone

By Popular Science Team

bee on dandelion

Air pollution makes it harder for bees to smell flowers

By Katarina Zimmer / Knowable Magazine

a red hovercraft vehicle sits on the mud with two occupants in the cabin

Teacher spends 1800 hours building the hovercraft of his childhood dreams

By Keith Wagstaff

a red aurora along with the stars of the milky way over mountains

19 magnificent images from the Astronomy Photographer of the Year shortlist

By Popular Science Team

a TV with actor ryan gosling on it. the setting is a living room with back to the future posters on the wall

How to calibrate a TV: Fix color, brightness, sharpness, and more

By Nicholas Ware

Two black morels in spring are well camouflaged on the forest floor

How to start forest farming: Grow delicious food in the woods

By Alisha McDarris

a brick pathway through a lawn with clover

Should you plant a clover lawn? The pros and cons.

By Debbie Wolfe

Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have developed a compound that is effective against common bacteria that can lead to rare, dangerous illnesses. This image shows untreated Streptococcus pyogenes bacterial culture full of healthy microbes, labeled green (left). After treatment by GmPcide, the dish is full of dead bacteria (red; right).

A breakthrough in fighting bacteria that causes ‘flesh-eating’ illness

By Laura Baisas

moon in the 90s

Yes, the moon has an atmosphere—and it’s metal as hell

Don’t register to vote on Elon Musk’s AmericaPAC website. Do this instead.

Concept art of Neom Stadium in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia wants to top its linear city with a sci-fi soccer stadium

an illustration of a small penguin with light black, yellow, and white feathers on a new zealand beach

Tiny fossil reveals when penguins evolved their surprisingly useful wings

By Laura Baisas

young person standing on scale

Schools launched anti-obesity policies. Experts say they failed.

By Amanda Salazar / Undark

Close up of Screaming Woman mummy's face

‘Screaming woman’ may solve a 3,500-year-old mummy mystery

An artist’s reconstruction of Shishania aculeata as it would have appeared in life as viewed from the top, side and bottom (left to right). This early mollusk lived about 514 million years ago.

A ‘rotting little plastic bag’ was actually a 514 million-year-old fossil

By Laura Baisas

Close up view of a Taco Bell fast food bag inside of a car.

AI is coming to a Taco Bell drive-thru near you

This is an artist’s impression of a young star surrounded by a protoplanetary disk in which planets are forming.

What happens when you don’t have enough ingredients to make a planet?

By Briley Lewis

a fruit fly intestine. it is a long and narrow coiled tube with green coloration from dye

Swapping genes can help fruit flies regenerate cells

By Laura Baisas

A pair of tigers rescued from Joe Exotic’s G.W. Exotic Animal Park, popularized by Netflix’s “Tiger King,” relax at the Wild Animal Sanctuary in Keenesburg, Colorado.

After ‘Tiger King’: Are 20,000 big cats caged in the U.S.? Highly unlikely.

By Peter Andrew Smith / Undark

a hand holding a remote in front of a TV playing a soccer match

What is TV Refresh Rate? From 60Hz to 120Hz and beyond.

By Nicholas Ware

A rare visitor, a Mandarin Duck, showed up in Central Park, New York City in 2018.

Why are there so many birds?

By Lauren Leffer

Perceptive robot dental machine working on human patient

Robot dentist can prep a tooth crown in 15 minutes

a plugged in smart phone on a table

You can (and should) stop charging your phone when it hits 80 percent

Close up of woman in runner's stance on track

Fitness & Exercise

Olympians in super-spike shoes could shatter records

a lobster with blue, pink, and purple coloring on a white tray

One in 100 million cotton candy lobster caught in New Hampshire

By Laura Baisas

Wound care and amputation in a Camponotus maculatus ant.

Ants perform teeny tiny operations to save their injured comrades

By Popular Science Team

a meteor shower over tall evergreen trees

August skygazing: First supermoon of 2024 and the Perseids meteor shower

By Laura Baisas

an orange, black, and white monarch butterfly on a pink milkweed flower

How everyone can help monarch butterflies

By Laura Baisas

Toxoplasma gondii oocyst under the microscope, isolated

Bioengineered parasites may one day deliver meds into your brain

woman riding a sea-doo watercraft on a brown river

Sea-Doo’s newest 325-HP watercraft can outrun an alligator (and then some)

By Kristin Shaw

Artist’s impression of the lobate macrofossils living 2.1 billion years ago in a shallow marine inland sea created by the collision of two continents.

Study claims life tried to evolve 1.5 billion years earlier than we thought

a pair of brown frogs mating, with the male on the female's back

The upside-down sex lives of Charles Darwin’s frogs

By Laura Baisas

a firefly with its bottom half illuminated

A new theory on why fireflies glow—and why they need help

By Laura Baisas

offshore windfarm

Environmentally, offshore wind is… fine

By Ashley Braun / Hakai Magazine

pile of denim jeans closeup

How to clean your denim without ruining it

By Debbie Wolfe

Asiatyrannus xui skull close up

‘Deep-snouted’ tyrannosaur fossils uncovered at construction site

a hotel in the ground

Subterranean retreats: How underground hotels harness Earth’s natural insulation

By Alisha McDarris

Nine-banded Armadillo, Dasypus novemcinctus, in water, Santa Clara Ranch, southern Texas, United States.

‘Chaos is the norm now:’ The blurry line between invasive and range-expanding species

By Lauren Leffer

aerial drone view of an industrial installation that produces per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, PFAS

LED lights may be key to breaking down forever chemicals

a scientists with a gloved hand prepares a blood sample in a test tube

FDA approves new blood test to detect colon cancer

By Laura Baisas

retro TV against plain blue wall in empty room

How long do TVs last? When and why you should replace your set.

By Nicholas Ware

pile of coffee beans and a steaming cup of coffee

The chemistry behind decaf coffee

By Michael W. Crowder / The Conversation

chewing gum pieces on red background

Fitness & Exercise

Can chewing gum reshape your jawline? We asked experts.